Refrigerator



F. T. RODGERS June 19, 192 8.

REFRIGERATOR med Oct. 16. 1926 Patented June 19, 1928.

UNITED STATES BAY 'r. RODGERS, or names, "'rnniunssnn.

REFRIGERATOR.

Application filed October 16, 1926.

This invention relates toimprovements in refrigerant containers forrefrigerators and I especially to containers which are used for holdinga mixture of salt and ice.

Among the objects of this invention, are to provide an ice containerwhich,-

(a) Will be simple in construction;

(6) May be easily filled;

(0) lVill separate the refrigerant and provide for the easy passage ofair therethrough, and

(d) Will provide a maximum amount of cooling surface with a minimum ofexpense.

The means by which these and other objects are accomplished, and themanner of their accomplishment, readily will be seen in the followingdescription on reference to the accompanylng drawlngs, in which Fig. 1is a sectional prospective View of one end of a refrigerator with arefrigerant container therein, the end of the ice container having beencut away to show the interior construction thereof.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the con tainer being the line IIIIof Fig. 3,'and

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation on the line III-III of Fig. 2.

Referring now to the drawings in which the various parts are referred toby numerals, 10 is the casing of the refrigerator made in any usualmanner. 11 is a door in the top thereof through which door therefrigerant container may be raised or lowered and through which door itmay be filled with a refrigerant such as ice and salt. This containercomprises a bottom 12. perforated sides 13 and one perforated end 14-.The opposite end 15 of this container being the one away from the end ofthe refrigerator in whichthe container is located and being the endshown in Fig. 3, is preferably without perforations.

Disposed within the container are inclined shelves 16, which preferablyextend from end to end thereof and are suitably attached to the side andend walls, as by rivets 17, 18, the shelves being; provided with flanges1.9 and 20, to permit of such attachment. The container is preferablysupported above the bottom of the refrigerator as by supports 21, whichrest on the bottom.

It will be understood that while only one Serial No. 141,931(

container is shown the refrigerator box may be made with spaces at bothends for the refrigerant containers and one container be used at eachend of such a box, or if it be desired, the container or containers maybe otherwise located therewithin.

In use the door 11 is removed and the container lowered into therefrigerator and is then filled with crushed ice and salt. When sofilled part of the ice and salt will be retained on each of the shelvesand part in the central part thereof resting on the bottom. Even whenfreshly filled spaces will be left through which air may circulate, andas the ice melts such condition is accentuated. The warm air within therefrigerator rises to the top and as it comes in contact with therefrigerant container, is cooled, causing it to drop. The open spacesbetween the masses of refrigerant al lows the air to pass through thecontainer as well as around the outside of the same and establishes alarge cooling surface. The disposition of the shelves allows this air topass downward and partially to be diverted outward through theperforations in the sides of the containers. It also allows additionalair to pass directly downward through the centerof the container and thecirculation of air thus set up, eventually causes a very thorough andeflicient circulation of the air within the refrigerator itself, and, anextremely efficient cooling action.

Much effort has previously been expended in an endeavor through the useof tubes and other devices, to open up a passage-way through therefrigerant whereby a large cooling surface may be exposed to the actionof the air, a result which has been efficiently and simply obtained inthe present construction by the separation of the refrigerant within thecontainer so that free circulation except in. so far as such details maybe spef cifically setout in the claims.

Having thus disclosed the invention, what is claimed is A refrigerantcontainer, comprising a bottom, sides having perforations thererthrough, andends, and a plurality of oppowhereby a central open space isleft be tween said shelves to permit filling said consitely disposedshelves each permanently set ainer Without removal of said shelves.

cured to a sicle and the said ends and extendmg upward from szud SlClGat an angle thereto, saicl shelves being considerablyless than half theWidth 9f said container Intestimony of the foregoing I affix mysignature.

FAY T. RODGERS.

